Answer: India’s biggest multi-application solar telescope (MAST) was inaugurated at the Udaipur Solar Observatory on Tuesday by Prof UR Rao, the chairman of the governing council of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

2. Which government body seeked the issuance of a non-bailable warrant for Lalit Modi?

Central Bureau of Investigation

Mumbai Police

Enforcement Directorate

Intelligence Bureau

Answer: A special court on Wednesday allowed the issuance of a non bailable warrant against former IPL chief Lalit Modi in a case of alleged money laundering. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had moved the court last week seeking the issuance of the warrant.

3. What are the values of current repo rate and reverse repo rate?

6.5 and 7

7.25 and6.25

7.5 and 6.5

7.25 and 6

Answer: Governer Raghuram Rajan said that the RBI would cut the interest rates only if it is confident of the inflation rate falling below 6% post reduction. RBI, in its policy review meeting on 4th August 2015 kept the repo rate unchanged at 7.25 and the reverse repo rate at 6.25.

4. Which financial institution is expected to start its banking operation from October 1, 2015?

Bandhan

Edelweiss Securities

BNP Paribas

IDFC

Answer: Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) Bank is all set to start its banking operations from October 1, 2015. The auditor certificate certifying transfer of business as on date of commencement of operations of the bank should be submitted to the RBI, the financial institution said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

5. Name the two trains that were involved in a derailment accident in Madhya Pradesh?

Shramjivi Express and Shatabdi Express

Kamayani Express and Janta Expres

Kamayani Express and Shramjivi Express

Shatabdi Express and Janta Express

Answer: 29 people were killed and over 100 people were injured in a fatal train accident in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh. The accident took place late Tuesday night when Varanasi-bound Kamayani Express from Mumbai and the Mumbai-bound Janta express ran into each other while crossing a railway bridge and fell into the Machak River.

6. Who won the Ram Anujan award for 2015?

Raj Chandra Bose

Madhu Sudan

Subhramanyam Chandrashekhar

Amalendu Krishna

Answer: Amalendu Krishna, a mathematician professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai has won the coveted Ramanujan award for 2015.The Bihar-born professor was awarded for his exceptional contribution in the field of algebraic cycles, algebraic K-theory and the theory of motives.

7. Which mobile service company has commercially launched 4G services in India?

Airtel

Vodafone

Idea

Reliance

Answer: Bharti Airtel, India's No. 1 telecom carrier, announced a major expansion of its 4G services, preparing for competition with the entry of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm later this year, apart from rivals Vodafone and Idea Cellular. With tariffs already at rock bottom, customer experience will be the key differentiating factor in the 4G battle, Airtel's country head and managing director Gopal Vittal told ET. The technology allows Internet access on mobile devices at faster speeds than 3G.

8. Who is the chief minister of Haryana?

Nitish Kumar

Arvind Kejriwal

Laxmikant Parsekar

Manohar Lal Khattar

Answer: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched ‘thari pension, thare paas’ facility. The facility has been launched for transferring pensions of July 2015 month amounting to about ‘119 crore directly into the bank accounts or post offices of over 10 lakh beneficiaries. The facility is being implemented by state government’s Social Justice and Empowerment Department and has been undertaken by Team Kalyankarini of the department.

Answer: FaceBook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced the completion of Aquila, FaceBook first unmanned plane that beams down internet connectivity from sky which is a part of his project with Internet.org. It finally conceived its 1st full scale drone, which has wingspan of Boeing 737 and will provide Internet access to most remote parts of the world. Semi-autonomous drones will fly 17 miles above from earth.

10. Whose world record did U.S break in the World Swimming Championship?

Russia

India

Japan

China

Answer: United States grabs the world record in the mixed 4×100 meters medley relay by breaking the Russia’s world record which was set by them few minutes before at the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia. The American quartet of Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes, Kendyl Stewart and Lia Neal posted a combined time of 3 min 42.33 sec, which wiped out the Russia who made the combined time of 3 min 45.87 sec which was set just a few minutes earlier.